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Role of Pension Backed Mortgages in Affordable Housing in Kenya
(Africa Habitat Review, 2021-10-12)Access to affordable housing is a challenge to many public sector employees who retire without a home despite having worked and saved towards pension. One of the initiatives by the Government of Kenya (GOK) to increase access ... -
Co-Design:Tools, Methods and Techniques for Designing with Users
(Africa Habitat Review, 2021-10-12)The field of co-design has grown exponentially in the last 20 years. This is evidenced by an increasing number of non-designers getting involved in design projects. The rationale for the engagement of non-designers in ... -
Water Disinfection Techniques: A review
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Water pollution, inadequate water supply and poor waste treatment facilities have greatly contributed to diarrheal and other water borne disease conditions. Regular presence of Escherichia coli and other coliforms are ... -
China’s Approach to Development in Africa: A Case Study of Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway
(Council on Foreign Relatioons, 2021-10-13)China has become a major donor to African states over the past twenty years, but its approach to development has become a source of debate among African opinion leaders and outside experts. Some opinion leaders believe ... -
Comparison of the efficiency of solar-powered prototype vapour compression cooler with evaporative charcoal cooler in maintaining quality of French beans
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The quality and shelf life of French beans is affected by the time of harvesting and storage period. Cooling immediately after harvesting is important. Use of solar evaporative cooling system is suitable for use in rural ... -
Pulse Production, Consumption and Utilization in Nigeria within Regional and Global Context
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Malnutrition, hunger, and poverty are still major challenges globally especially in Sub-Saharan Africa affecting most countries like Nigeria. Legumes play key roles in food and nutritional security, health, and income ... -
Chewable Antacid Tablets: Are Disintegration Tests Relevant?
(University of Nairobi, 2020)A recently published FDA guidance on chewable tablets has addressed the quality attributes of this class of dosage forms. This study evaluated disintegration as a quality attribute for a number of commercially available ... -
Molecular evidence confirms occurrence of Rhipicephalus microplus Clade A in Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background The tick vector Rhipicephalus microplus which transmits Babesia spp. and rickettsial pathogens has not been reported in Kenya since 1998. More recently, the pathogenic Babesia bovis has been detected in cattle ... -
Contribution of cassava and cassava-based products to food and nutrition security in Migori County, Kenya
(Ajfand, 2021-06-22)The promotion of cassava as a staple and food security crop is widespread in Africa, Kenya included. Overreliance on cassava as a sole energy provider could lead to malnutrition. Consumption of high hydro-cyanide levels ... -
Scaling up crop diversification among farming communities for food security under climate change: A case study of the Kenyan pelis programme
(Ajfand, 2021-06-18)Climate change poses significant risks to food security globally with predictions of 10- 20 % decline in rain-fed crop yields by 2050. Sub-Saharan Africa remains highlysusceptible to food shortage since over 95 % of the ... -
Prevalence of aflatoxins in dietary staples in the border County of Busia, Western Kenya
(Ajfand, 2021-06-18)Aflatoxins, secondary metabolites of some Aspergillus fungi, are of public health importance. They are major contaminants of cereals and tubers. Data on prevalence of aflatoxin contamination of sorghum, millet and cassava ... -
Evaluation of nutrient content in red kidney beans, amaranth leaves, sweet potato roots and carrots Cultivated in Rwanda
(ajfand, 2012-05)No data exist on the nutrient composition of some important Rwandan staples. The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutrient content of red kidney beans, sweet potato roots, amaranth leaves and carrot roots. About 6 kg ... -
Employing learning health system principles to advance research on severe neonatal and pediatric illness in Kenya.
(BMJ, 2021)We have worked to develop a Clinical Information Network (CIN) in Kenya as an early form of learning health systems (LHS) focused on paediatric and neonatal care that now spans 22 hospitals. CIN's aim was to examine important ... -
New WHO guidelines on pediatric mortality and morbidity auditing.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)No abstract available. -
Prediction modelling of inpatient neonatal mortality in high-mortality settings.
(BMJ, 2020)Objective: Prognostic models aid clinical decision making and evaluation of hospital performance. Existing neonatal prognostic models typically use physiological measures that are often not available, such as pulse oximetry ... -
Characteristics and outcomes of patients with an unscheduled return visit within 72 hours to the Paediatric Emergency Centre at a Private Tertiary Referral Hospital in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021-06)Introduction: Patients' unscheduled return visits (URVs) to the paediatric emergency Centre (PEC) contribute to overcrowding and affect health service delivery and overall quality of care. This study assessed the characteristics ... -
Does mass drug administration of azithromycin reduce child mortality?
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Factors influencing breast cancer screening practices among women of reproductive age in South Kayonza District,Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2021-07)Introduction: Breast cancer in Rwanda is a major concern for women's health, as most breast cancer diagnoses are made at an advanced stage. Yet, diagnosis can be done early with breast cancer screening practices. Aim: ... -
Isolated duodenal perforation at D4 following blunt abdominal trauma.
(Elsevier Ltd, 2020)Introduction: Isolated duodenal injuries are particularly rare in blunt abdominal trauma as the duodenum is at a deep and relatively well-protected anatomical site. Case presentation: We present a case report of a ... -
Local/regional flaps for extensive abdominal wall defects: Case series.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)INTRODUCTION Extensive abdominal wall defects requiring reconstruction with flaps are best done with free flaps. However, free flaps are not readily available in many countries. Free flaps are associated with long ...